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structuralism
noun struc·tur·al·ism \ˈstrək-chə-rə-ˌli-zəm, ˈstrək-shrə-\
Definition of STRUCTURALISM
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: psychology concerned especially with resolution of the mind into structural elements
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: structural linguistics
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: an anthropological movement associated especially with Claude Lévi-Strauss that seeks to analyze social relationships in terms of highly abstract relational structures often expressed in a logical symbolism
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: a method of analysis (as of a literary text or a political system) that is related to cultural anthropology and that focuses on recurring patterns of thought and behavior
— struc·tur·al·ist \-list\ noun or adjective
First Known Use of STRUCTURALISM
1907
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structuralism
noun struc·tur·al·ism \ˈstrək-chə-rə-ˌliz-əm, ˈstrək-shrə-\ (Medical Dictionary)
Medical Definition of STRUCTURALISM
: psychology concerned especially with resolution of the mind into structural elements
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